Tank has been running for 7 weeks. Finished cyclying about 3 weeks ago. For the last 2.5 weeks I have been getting a huge amount of brown slime/hair algae. It's all over my rocks and sand. I've tried turbo snails but they don't go near it. I brought my water to the lfs and everything tested fine. I was told that my tank was still new and eventually "good" algae would overcome this current algae.
I have had this brown slime/hair for 2.5 weeks though. Reducing the lighting period to only one bulb (actinic) for 10 hours does help a little, but once i turn both bulbs back on the algae seems to come back. I've cleaned it and done a 15% water change with bottled water (tank was initially started with tap), but it comes back the next day.
Should I just not use the light for a couple of weeks? Or should I just tough it out and hope for the good algae to take over? Is it ok to let the algae grow with out cleaning it in the meantime? Any advice appreciated.
37 g
20 lbs live rock
2" DSB
CPR Bak Pak 2 Skimmer
2 x 65 W PC (dual daylight + dual actinic)
1200 Maxijet powerhead
pH: 8.3 (w/ sea chem buffer)
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Phosphate: 0
2 false percula clowns
4 turbo snails
3 blue legs
1 red leg
emerald green crab
I have had this brown slime/hair for 2.5 weeks though. Reducing the lighting period to only one bulb (actinic) for 10 hours does help a little, but once i turn both bulbs back on the algae seems to come back. I've cleaned it and done a 15% water change with bottled water (tank was initially started with tap), but it comes back the next day.
Should I just not use the light for a couple of weeks? Or should I just tough it out and hope for the good algae to take over? Is it ok to let the algae grow with out cleaning it in the meantime? Any advice appreciated.
37 g
20 lbs live rock
2" DSB
CPR Bak Pak 2 Skimmer
2 x 65 W PC (dual daylight + dual actinic)
1200 Maxijet powerhead
pH: 8.3 (w/ sea chem buffer)
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Phosphate: 0
2 false percula clowns
4 turbo snails
3 blue legs
1 red leg
emerald green crab